I'm NOT hungry!!!!!

KBGirts

Wow.... nice problem to have, right???

Yesterday was the end of week two for me eating Paleo and I now start week three. I have lost a few pounds and am feeling pretty good, so I am pretty excited. here's something I am noticing:

During the first week to week and a half, I was pretty much hungry all of the time. I guess my body wanted to know where all the carbs were until it finally figured out that it had all this fat to use. Well, now when i go to eat, I get through a few bites and all of a sudden I feel full. I'm just not hungry. I know I need the fuel so here's the question:

I have read that the eating pattern of Paleo should be about gorging (for lack of a better word) and fasting. It's contrary to the conventional wisdom of "grazing" throughout the day, eating several small meals. I kind of like the idea of gorging and fasting, but I have to force myself to gorge because I'm not hunrgy.

Any thoughts on this? I know a lot of you are going to stay do what's comfortable, but really, what's best? I am comfortable with making myself eat..... believe me!!! So what's best?

impyimpyaj

I *feel* like it's better to eat consistently on a daily basis, but I don't know for a fact. I'm interested to read what others have to say.

monkeydharma

One of the main exhortations we always hear from the gurus of the primal/paleo lifestyle is: Listen To Your Body.

Basically - eat when you are hungry, stop when you aren't.

People trying to lose weight should maintain a calorie deficit, otherwise....listen to your body.

MikeFlyMike

exactly what monkeydharma says. Do NOT gorge (unless you want to
But also, feel free to skip lunch and breakfast if you are not hungry.
I can't do that more than a couple times if I am working out heavy (plus I need to get enough protein).
But don't feel guilty if you skip a meal - your body won't go into starvation mode until the fat is gone.
I think you summed it up just right, your body needed to relearn to burn the fat rather than expect sugars.

rxwoman

I'm just reading Paleo and trying to ease into, but I eliminated most grains about 3 weeks ago, therefore limited carbs overall. My weight loss is great but most of all I'm so exciting to not be a slave to hunger all the time. I was getting so frustrating on the calorie restriction and mostly carb diet. I was starving all the time! Looking forward to incorporating more Paleo . . .

aljeca

I haven't felt ravenous hunger since elimating grains and dairy 6 days ago. I have felt "hunger" of sorts... But it hasn't even approached the nausea-inducing hunger I would feel before starting to eat this way. I also haven't been hitting my 4pm wall either - I think my blood sugar levels must be more stabilized now that I'm not filling up on processed carbs and am instead choosing veggies, fruit, nuts and seeds. I thought for the longest time that I was starving hungry in the mornings because I reliably eat breakfast EVERY day - but I've even been waking up without that feeling. Add to this whole thing that I think I have an undiagnosed gluten and/or dairy intolerance, I have NEVER felt better!

I also only eat when I feel "hungry", except I do make sure I have breakfast every morning regardless.

Edited to add I have lost 2.4 pounds in 1 week after not seeing the scale budge in ages! :happy: